﻿PUJ3LIC 
  LOCAL 
  LAWS. 
  

  

  BALTIMORE 
  COUNTY. 
  

  

  Chapter 
  95, 
  Laws 
  1880, 
  jjrotects 
  Jfsh 
  in 
  Middle 
  

   River. 
  

  

  Section 
  1. 
  Be 
  it 
  enacted, 
  by 
  the 
  General 
  As- 
  

   sembly 
  of 
  Maryland, 
  That 
  it 
  shall 
  not 
  be 
  

   lawful 
  for 
  any 
  person 
  or 
  persons 
  to 
  take 
  any 
  unlawful 
  to 
  

   tish 
  in 
  Middle 
  Kiver 
  and 
  its 
  tributary 
  streams, 
  ''*'*'^ 
  ^^' 
  

   or 
  in 
  the 
  waters 
  of 
  the 
  (Jhesapealve 
  Bay 
  within 
  

   one 
  mile 
  of 
  the 
  entrance 
  into 
  the 
  said 
  Middle 
  

   River, 
  ])oiinding 
  on 
  or 
  lying 
  within 
  l^altimore 
  

   county, 
  by 
  means 
  of 
  any 
  seines 
  or 
  nets 
  whatso- 
  

   ever. 
  

  

  Se(\ 
  2. 
  And, 
  be 
  it 
  enacted, 
  That 
  it 
  shall 
  not 
  

   be 
  lawful 
  for 
  any 
  person 
  or 
  persons 
  to 
  fish 
  in 
  use 
  of 
  nets, 
  

   said 
  waters 
  with 
  nets 
  fastened 
  to 
  stakes, 
  com- 
  &c 
  .prohibited. 
  

   monly 
  known 
  as 
  i^ound, 
  fyke 
  or 
  trap 
  nets. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  3. 
  And 
  be 
  it 
  enacted. 
  That 
  u])on 
  infor- 
  

   mation 
  given 
  upon 
  oath 
  or 
  affirmation 
  to 
  any 
  

   Justice 
  of 
  the 
  Peace 
  having 
  jurisdiction 
  of 
  any 
  

   violation 
  of 
  any 
  of 
  the 
  x)rovisions 
  of 
  this 
  act. 
  

   he 
  shall 
  issue 
  his 
  warrant 
  for 
  the 
  arrest 
  of 
  the 
  i^suewarrant 
  

   offender 
  or 
  offenders, 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  seizure 
  of 
  the 
  

   seines, 
  nets, 
  boats 
  and 
  other 
  fishing 
  outfit, 
  to 
  

   be 
  directed 
  to 
  the 
  sheriff' 
  or 
  any 
  constable 
  of 
  

   the 
  county 
  or 
  other 
  officer 
  authorized 
  to 
  make 
  

   arrests, 
  oi- 
  citizens, 
  upon 
  the 
  receipt 
  of 
  said 
  

   warrant 
  to 
  arrest 
  any 
  ])erson 
  or 
  persons 
  vio- 
  

   lating 
  the 
  provisions 
  of 
  this 
  act, 
  and 
  to 
  seize 
  

   any 
  such 
  seine, 
  net, 
  boat 
  or 
  other 
  fishing 
  out- 
  

   fit, 
  and 
  found 
  being 
  used 
  in 
  violating 
  any 
  of 
  

   said 
  provisions, 
  and 
  to 
  bring 
  such 
  offender 
  or 
  

   offenders 
  before 
  a 
  Justice 
  of 
  the 
  Peace 
  most 
  

   accessible 
  or 
  convenient, 
  and 
  upon 
  convicti(jn 
  

   thereof 
  the 
  said 
  offender 
  or 
  offenders 
  shall 
  be 
  

   fined 
  not 
  less 
  than 
  twenty 
  dollars 
  nor 
  more 
  than 
  

   two 
  hundred 
  dollars, 
  one-half 
  of 
  such 
  fine 
  to 
  be 
  

  

  